productivity (TFP) growth in a sample of 30 European economies for the period 1994-2005. In most of Western Europe, we find a … deceleration of TFP growth since 2000. However, the economies of New Europe exhibit a higher level of TFP growth overall and have … slowed less than those of Old Europe. In the new market economies of Central and Eastern Europe, we find both high TFP growth …

. These allow accounting for both the direct effects of sectoral regulation on within-sector performance and the indirect … effects of sectoral regulation on firms in other sectors through intersectoral input-output linkages. Our econometric … at the global technological frontier and a catch up term. We assume that regulation can affect productivity growth both …

. These allow accounting for both the direct effects of sectoral regulation on within-sector performance and the indirect … effects of sectoral regulation on firms in other sectors through intersectoral input-output linkages. Our econometric … at the global technological frontier and a catch up term. We assume that regulation can affect productivity growth both …

regulation and recently imposed fiber access regulations. Our main finding is that more stringent access regulations for both the …

regulation and recently imposed fiber access regulations. Our main finding is that more stringent access regulations for both the …